I know what you mean. I really wanted religion to be something spectacular because I figured that if so many people love it then there has to be some good in it. The good ended up being the community connection.
With the rise of atheism and agnosticism, perhaps there is a vacancy in the feeling of community for some people. I wonder what people do now to get that same feeling of community or if there is a rash of disconnectedness. Sounds like something I'd research for a school assignment.
I grew up in a very small community and having that connectedness is important to me. I haven't lived in that community in twenty years, but I am accepted back into it with open arms whenever I go back. A lot of my old friends are rednecks and hillbillies but they are good honest people.
IIN to think that parents raising their children religiously should...
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Thats probably the reason why I felt so good when I was christian but I couldn't stand the fact that it made no good sense.
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I know what you mean. I really wanted religion to be something spectacular because I figured that if so many people love it then there has to be some good in it. The good ended up being the community connection.
With the rise of atheism and agnosticism, perhaps there is a vacancy in the feeling of community for some people. I wonder what people do now to get that same feeling of community or if there is a rash of disconnectedness. Sounds like something I'd research for a school assignment.
I grew up in a very small community and having that connectedness is important to me. I haven't lived in that community in twenty years, but I am accepted back into it with open arms whenever I go back. A lot of my old friends are rednecks and hillbillies but they are good honest people.